Don Mackenzie

Coun Keane Duncan, North Yorkshire County Council's Executive Member for Highways & Transportation, said, though the council remained committed to bringing more cycling and walking to Harrogate's Station Parade area.

Harrogate’s £11m Gateway funds may go to Selby and Skipton projects

The Department for Transport announced yesterday that North Yorkshire won't get any funding for its £116 million Bus Service Improvement Plan.

Harrogate misses out on bus funding as £116 million bid for North Yorkshire is r...

Photo: A Harrogate Bus Company vehicle driving through Pateley Bridge.

£7.8 million awarded to help make Harrogate Bus Company’s fleet all-electric

Kex Gill in 2019 during work to secure it from landslip.

A59 Kex Gill work to start by end of 2022

Councillor Don Mackenzie writes his final column for the Harrogate Advertiser having decided not to stand for election in May

OPINION: Don Mackenzie announces decision to stand down as councillor and looks ...

Councillor Don Mackenzie, executive member for access at North Yorkshire County Council.

Harrogate transport boss 'confident' over funding for park and ride trial and mo...

Harrogate train station. Photo: Gerard Binks.

Review into car parking at Harrogate district train stations criticised as 'lost...

Photo: North Yorkshire County Council.

Funding warning over £116m plan to 'transform' bus services across Harrogate and...

The much-delayed Otley Road cycleway is intended to be a core part of the overall cycle network in Harrogate.

Troubled project: Why Harrogate cyclists should not expect major changes to Otle...

20s Plenty for North Yorkshire claims that 104 parishes in North Yorkshire have voted for a default 20mph speed limit, including 14 in the Harrogate district.

Is case for new 20mph speed limit in Harrogate moving in favour of 20s Plenty ca...

Pothole repairs to take place across North Yorkshire

Photo: An aerial view of junction 47 of the A1(M).

Multi-million pound overhaul of A1(M) junction near Harrogate finally set for co...

Communities across North Yorkshire can apply for road closures free of charge for celebrations marking the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee

Fees set to be waived for Harrogate district residents hosting street party cele...

The plan for 181 new houses is the latest in a long wave of housing developments in the Kingsley area of Harrogate by a variety of different house building companies.

In depth: Has planning system failed amid 'madness' of Harrogate house building ...

Part of the new cycling lane on Otley Road in Harrogate. (Picture Gerard Binks)

Revealed: timetable for completing Otley Road cycle path work in Harrogate

Part of the new cycle path on Otley Road, Harrogate. (Picture Gerard Binks)

New Otley Road blow: First delays now disappointment over new cycle path in Harr...

Emergency work being carried out on the newly-resurfaced Leadhall Lane

OPINION: Once-in-a-generation opportunity - Don Mackenzie, North Yorkshire Count...

Tadcaster switches on to free public access wi-fi

People who live and work in North Yorkshire now have an extra tool to help them to plan their journeys in wintry weather with the launch of a new gritter tracker

North Yorkshire County Council launch new gritter tracker to help residents plan...

This is how Harrogate's Station Parade and James Street could look as part of the Gateway project.

Approved: £10.9m Harrogate Gateway gets green light ahead of final business case

Station Parade is one of several Harrogate town centre streets which could see major changes if the Gateway project is approved.

£10.9m Harrogate Gateway project set for final approval at council meeting tomor...

The future of Harrogate town centre? The £10.9 million Gateway project aims to improve transport connectivity, bring more sustainable travel and boost the local economy.

Traffic wars: What is at heart of Harrogate business community versus Gateway pr...

Major plans to regenerate the Station Parade area of Harrogate have been recommended for approval by North Yorkshire County Council.

£10.9m Gateway: Harrogate's 'once in a generation' revamp recommended for approv...

North Yorkshire County Council is determined to push ahead with the Gateway project after today rejecting a petition calling for it to be halted.

Petition against Harrogate Gateway project is rejected as council pushes ahead w...

Fwd: DalesBus services to continue throughout the winter

Views sought on bus service

North Yorkshire County Council has said it will take all comments made during the recent consultation about Harrogate Gateway project into account in producing the final recommendations.

New dilemmas of Harrogate's controversial Gateway project with final decision on...

Knaresborough links up to free public access wi-fi

Station Parade, Harrogate.

Harrogate Gateway hit with second petition as opposition mounts against £10.9m p...

Launching the new service at Knaresborough Station are, from left, Andrew Jones MP, David Dickson (Chair of York and North Yorkshire LEP), Cllr Don Mackenzie (North Yorkshire County Council), Tony Baxter (Northern Regional Director), Wallace Sampson (Chief Exec Harrogate Borough Council).

Rail services boost for Knaresborough

Nicer town centre? The Harrogate Gateway project plans include improvements to the public realm to make the town centre a better environment, including One Arch, as this visualisation shows.

Revealed: Reasons why Harrogate Gateway project leaders look set to go ahead wit...

Visualisation of a possible new future for Harrogate town centre - Under the Gateway project, Station Parade may be reduced to a single lane for cars and made more cycle and pedestrian-friendly.

£10.9m Gateway concerns increase in Harrogate but there is little chance of it b...

Delays to A1M Junction 47 scheme near Knaresborough push up costs

Strong winds are expected over the coming few days as Storm Barra rolls in across the country

North Yorkshire County Council issue alert ahead of Storm Barra arrival to the H...

Storm Arwen caused major disruption across the Harrogate District at the weekend, causing villagers in Greenhow to dig their way out of their homes

Storm Arwen causes disruption across the Harrogate district as recovery work con...

A number of weather warnings have been issued across North Yorkshire as Storm Arwen closes in on the region

Harrogate prepares for Storm Arwen as number of weather warnings issued

A new petition has been launched against the cycling and pedestrian-friendly proposals for the Station Parade area of Harrogate.

'Green' town centre plans for Harrogate face new opposition from residents group

A visit to one of 10 new weather stations, this one at the top of Greenhow hill, above Pateley Bridge

OPINION: Lots of work in the pipeline for North Yorkshire County Council - Coun ...

Vehicle traffic on the A61 on Parliament Street/West Park in Harrogate has been one-way since 1970.

Harrogate Gateway: 'Too late for new options' now as leader rejects A61 idea

A visualisation from the Gateway project on how a new cycle lane on Station Parade in Harrogate would look.

Judicial review 'threat' to £10.9m Harrogate town centre plans as mood hardens i...

Plans to change the traffic system in the Station Parade area of Harrogate are likely to impact on areas like Cheltenham Parade, too.

Gateway project chiefs to meet Harrogate business owners over major changes in t...

Pupils take advantage of the park and stride option at King James's School in Knaresborough

Knaresborough school aims to inspire others following 'park and stride' scheme s...

Major road scheme to aid motorists

All change? Cheltenham Parade is one of the streets which may be affected by the £10.9m Gateway project in Harrogate town centre.

Harrogate traders to meet Gateway plans leaders in person over £10.9m shake-up f...

The Gateway project for the Station Parade area is designed to bring exciting changes which will benefit residents, businesses and visitors - and cut Harrogate's carbon emissions.

Cutting car use in Harrogate: How you can get involved in debate over changing t...

Visualising Harrogate's future - The revised Gateway plans for the Station Parade area come after negative feedback from some anxious business owners.

Visualising Harrogate's future: will new designs of Gateway plans for town cent...

Councillor Don Mackenzie, executive member for access at North Yorkshire County Council.

Transport boss: 'Enormous challenge' to improve bus services across Harrogate an...